Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-07-15
THE NATION.


Ben Holiday the famous overland stage
driver, died i'm Portland Oregon, recently
President c evel nj has Withdrawn his
acceptance Of the invitation TO visit st.
Louis in September.
The M. f.. church in jamestown. Ohio
was struck by lightning the other day, and
burned TO the ground.
Robert w. Ostendorf, a clerk in Jersey
City, n. j., was shot and instantly killed
in street fight the other day.
Mr.. Powderiy is out in long letter,
which briefly stated means that he thinks
immigration should be restricted
w. X. Huntington. postmaster at Delta,
Fulton county, Ohio, was fatally shot in a
sham battle at that place on the 4th.
Peter Barlow, who took part IN the
American revolution under Gen. Washing
ton, died in Demerara, West Indies, aged
100 years.
Oscar NJ. Kelley, who murdered his wife
at Mccoy, Coke county, Oregon, was taken
from the jail at Dallas the other morning
and hanged
Governors OF the different states are
asked TO appoint committee, TO arrange
for the constitutional celebration to be
held in September.
1t is rumored that number OF Chinese
miners in Idaho have been murdered and
their bod es thrown into Snake river. The
report lacks confirmation
by premature explosion OF giant pow
der while blasting a rock on the Carolina
| railroad, near the Catawba river, nine
men were instantly killed.
Fears are entertained at Forts Tally and
Bennett, in Dakota, that if the soldiers
leave the treacherous Sioux will go on the
warpath and massacre the settlers.
\ valuable collection of i'm plements and
records OF prehistoric man have been pre-
scented TO the government by the ex-United
States Consul at Nice Hon. Thos. Wilson.
The president has appointed Thomas a.
Carter Of Ozark, Ark, to be appraiser OF
the right of way of the Kansas x ArSan-
sas Valley railroad through the Indian
territory.
A. protection against train robber,
the governor of Texas will appoint eight
trniumen on each train in the state, state
rangers. and the railways viii arm them
at their own expense.
= wo persons were killed, "A number in
iired, and xix buildings demolished by an
explosion of gun cotton in Arlington, y.
y. The explosion was caused by the care
lessness Of an employee.
( The constitutional convention recently
he'd in Sa Lake City, composed largely
of Mormons. adopted a clause prohibiting
po'ygamy and providing for the separa-
ton OF church and state.
flowing abandoned his proposed trip 70
e tl.rp Id hos tI,o
president will not visit the west at
al this season. He will, however, visit
Atlanta and other southern cities in Oc-
tober.
Mrs. Ziegler of Cincinnati gave her son a
| dose of carbolic acid instead of medicine
and be died in great agony few hours
ater Mrs. Ziegler could not read English
and supposed she was giving her son
medicine.
DAME Emmons, formerly treasurer OF
Everett Mass, who He'd seven years ago
| with $4,000. has died in California. The
announcement Of his death was the first
time that ne had been heard of since his
disappearance.
Oscar Harvey, for many years an EN-
ploye in the treasury department, has been
detected in fraud and forgery. The az
gregate loss 10 the government by his
populations amount to $1,000 lie ha,
made full confession.
\ movement is on foot to organize an
American party in California on the prin-
cip,e Of restricted immigration, separation
Of church and state, no church interior
ence with public schools, and compulsory
voting on the part of every citizen.
The citizen. of st. Louis held mass
meeting the other night, and adopted a
resolution TO invite President and Mrs
] Cleveland TO visit that city in October
and appointed a committee TO proceed TO
Washington and deliver the invitation.
A crowd OF boys in Susquehanna, Pa.
very anxious to see game Of base ball
climbed 20 the roof Of one OF the buildings
on the ground, when itsuddenly collapsed
/ burving those on the roof and those inside
in the ruins A number of persons were
seriously injured.
| Twenty young ladies took the black veil
and - donned the white veil at the Ma
| incksodt convent in Wilkesbarre. Pa, on
the eth inst Many distinguished Roman
Catholic clergymen were present from all
parts OF the country, ami the ceremonies
!
! character
Private Thomas n. Bateman, troop of
the Second United States Cavalry, shot
and killed First Sergt Samuel NJ. Sopher
of the same troop, al the Pre- sido Barracks
near San Francisco, the other morning.
Sergt Sopher had reprimanded Bateman
for breach of discipline Bateman will be
turned over TO the civil authorities.
The Missouri state supreme court in the
case of Brooks alias Maxwell, condemned
for the murder of &. Arthur Preller and
sentenced TO be hanged Aug II, overruled
the motion for ca rehearing. A reprieve
was granted to the defendant until Aug
%. The defense will take appeal to the
United States supreme court.
Twenty eight buildings in Grafton, Pa,
including two of the largest hotels, TWO
furniture stores two drug stores, two
millinery stores, the Standard Enterprise